After a near month-long break due to the All-Star Game and Paris Olympics, the WNBA is back.
One of the first games on the docket features none other than superstar Caitlin Clark.
And the Indiana Fever hosting the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Clark was playing her best basketball prior to the layoff, recording a double-double in eight of her last 11 games.
In the final game before the All-Star Break, she set a new WNBA record for most assists in a single game (19) in a 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on July 17.
While, the 2024 No. 1 overall pick is unlikely to win MVP (Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson is -3000).
Clark is currently the runaway favorite to win this year’s Rookie of the Year Award, as she’s as high as -2500 to take home this year’s honors.
With the 2024 WNBA returning, here’s Clark’s remaining schedule for the 2024 regular season, the Fever’s current spot in the standings, odds to win the WNBA Finals and more:
Unless these two teams face off in the playoffs, the New York Liberty do not have to play Clark and the Fever anymore in 2024.
The Liberty dominated this season’s head-to-head matchup, winning three of four games by double digits. However, it should be noted that Clark and the Fever got the best of New York in the last meeting on July 6, with Clark posting the first-ever triple double by a rookie in WNBA history in the Fever’s 83-78 upset win.
Heading into the second half, the Fever are seventh in the WNBA standings at 11-15. While the under .500 record might seem underwhelming at first, it’s a far cry from where they started. Indiana began its 2024 campaign losing 10 of its first 13 games. Since then — thanks to the superb play of Clark and others — the Fever ended the first half winning eight of their next 13 contests. This includes the upset victory over the Liberty, Minnesota Lynx and others.
Despite sitting three games ahead of the first team out of the playoffs (Atlanta Dream: 7-17), the Fever could easily make up some ground on the teams ahead of them over their final 14 games of the season.
One of the key parts to keep an eye on Clark and the Fever will be once the calendar flips to September, as six of their final eight games are on their homecourt, with all six coming consecutively from Sep 4. versus the Los Angeles Sparks to Sept. 15 versus the Dallas Wings.
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Source: CNN
